Ride your bike, and get a free tuneup from Joe's Bike Shop.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Best Deal For Earth Day in Baltimore!
April 22, 2012, the National Aquarium in Baltimore is celebrating with a tree-planting ceremony and various other "green" activities.
Ride your bike, and get a free tuneup from Joe's Bike Shop.
Ride your bike, and get a free tuneup from Joe's Bike Shop.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
No Fool Here.... Multiples Discounts
BOGO Baby: The Blog began as a treatise on how to save money with twins (or more). I recently heard about a group Mothers of Super Twins, "founded in 1987...the leading national nonprofit provider of support, education and research on higher-order multiple births."
They provide this handy list of company freebies and discounts for multiples families. Shoes, formula, portraits, various toy companies.... the list is long. The site includes a sample letter for you to copy and amend for your needs.
They also have a list of freebie sites, coupons, articles, and more for mothers of multiples.
They provide this handy list of company freebies and discounts for multiples families. Shoes, formula, portraits, various toy companies.... the list is long. The site includes a sample letter for you to copy and amend for your needs.
They also have a list of freebie sites, coupons, articles, and more for mothers of multiples.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Today's Best Deal! 3/19/12
Dunkin Donuts is hosting a free iced coffee promotion; go in for a punch card, and receive one free 20 oz ICED coffee free every Monday from today (3/19) through April 23rd.
Avoid the Caramel Almond; it was totally gross.
Avoid the Caramel Almond; it was totally gross.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Today's Best Deal! 3/11/12
CVS is running a great Pampers promotion! Buy 2 packs of jumbo diapers for $19.
Work the deal
Buy 4 packs for $38
Use TWO coupons for $1/2 to reduce it to $36 ($1.50 off coupons also available)
Get $10 back in Extra Bucks (for buying $30 worth of P&G Goods)
Effective cost, $26, or $6.50 a pack! Regular price is around $11 or $12 a pack, so this is a 40% savings, more if you can find more valuable coupons from the manufacturer, often available online.
Sadly, this time you can only do it once "Per card, per household". Nonetheless, I recommend you and your partner and Grandma and Grandpa take advantage of this deal this week!
Work the deal
Buy 4 packs for $38
Use TWO coupons for $1/2 to reduce it to $36 ($1.50 off coupons also available)
Get $10 back in Extra Bucks (for buying $30 worth of P&G Goods)
Effective cost, $26, or $6.50 a pack! Regular price is around $11 or $12 a pack, so this is a 40% savings, more if you can find more valuable coupons from the manufacturer, often available online.
Sadly, this time you can only do it once "Per card, per household". Nonetheless, I recommend you and your partner and Grandma and Grandpa take advantage of this deal this week!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Time to Prep for Spring Sales!
Thursday it's supposed to be 70 degrees here in Maryland. On the wind you can catch the scent of Febreeze and plastic clothing racks. Yes, the spring consignment sale market is almost here, and I wanted to post some resources for your prep work.
In January I posted about creating a Consignment Sale plan. Here are some addendums.
Don't know what size to plan for? Check out the excellent Neiman Marcus Chart that provides sizing guidelines by weight and height. My boys are at the top of the toddler clothes already, and this general guideline helps me prepare to buy the right sizes in the right numbers. The boys are already well into the 4T range which we have some of, and they sprout in the summertime! I plan to buy a few (25%) shorts in 4T, and the rest in 5T. Imagine my surprise to discover there is no 6T.
Surprisingly, 4 & 5 boys (XS) is the same as the toddler, except that the boys' clothes are made slimmer because they shouldn't have to accommodate a diaper.
The sales start in late February and run through mid-April, at which point Yardselling starts. Totswap in Columbia is this weekend! Go to the Wilde Lake Shopping Center in Columbia for some great deals! I love Totswap because they're so well organized. They even have a list online of all the non-profit consignment sales in the DC Metro Area!
CAMOM's sale is St. Patrick's Day! If your kids are growing fast, then you'll want to wait until this sale for some great deals and fine merchandise, plus two or three of everything! Cradlerock Elementary school, Saturday March 17, 2012, 8a-1p.
In January I posted about creating a Consignment Sale plan. Here are some addendums.
Don't know what size to plan for? Check out the excellent Neiman Marcus Chart that provides sizing guidelines by weight and height. My boys are at the top of the toddler clothes already, and this general guideline helps me prepare to buy the right sizes in the right numbers. The boys are already well into the 4T range which we have some of, and they sprout in the summertime! I plan to buy a few (25%) shorts in 4T, and the rest in 5T. Imagine my surprise to discover there is no 6T.
Surprisingly, 4 & 5 boys (XS) is the same as the toddler, except that the boys' clothes are made slimmer because they shouldn't have to accommodate a diaper.
The sales start in late February and run through mid-April, at which point Yardselling starts. Totswap in Columbia is this weekend! Go to the Wilde Lake Shopping Center in Columbia for some great deals! I love Totswap because they're so well organized. They even have a list online of all the non-profit consignment sales in the DC Metro Area!
CAMOM's sale is St. Patrick's Day! If your kids are growing fast, then you'll want to wait until this sale for some great deals and fine merchandise, plus two or three of everything! Cradlerock Elementary school, Saturday March 17, 2012, 8a-1p.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Today's Best Deal! 2/19/12
Everyone knows President's Day is the best sale since New Year's. What I just saw was that Maryland has a tax holiday this weekend, 2/18 -2/20 on qualifying Energy Star Replacement appliances. There is also a $100 rebate offer from Pepco and BGE (if one is your service provider).
The State website reads:
Maryland's next Tax Holiday -- "Shop Maryland Week" -- is August 14-20, 2012. Maryland rarely runs these, and didn't run one at all in 2009. So take advantage!
The State website reads:
Additionally, there will be a tax-free three-day weekend during which the sales and use tax will not apply to the sale of any Energy Star Product listed below, or solar water heater. This tax-free weekend will occur the weekend of February 18, 2012, through February 20, 2012.
Energy Star Product means an air conditioner, clothes washer or dryer, furnace, heat pump, standard size refrigerator, compact fluorescent light bulb, dehumidifier, or programmable thermostat that has been designated as meeting or exceeding the applicable Energy Star Efficiency requirements developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Maryland's next Tax Holiday -- "Shop Maryland Week" -- is August 14-20, 2012. Maryland rarely runs these, and didn't run one at all in 2009. So take advantage!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Savings Idea #6: Earn by Buying
There are many ways to earn money by selling off unwanted goods, as discussed last week. But you can easily earn money with little input with these Internet ideas.
Review your purchases at Epinions, and earn money on them indefinitely. Be sure to check in frequently, or lose your balance. Electronics and travel reviews are popular.
If you shop online and don’t use a shopping portal, someone’s losing money. You can shop through various charity portals; Box Tops for Education hosts 150 popular online retailers; click through the BT4E website and earn eBox Tops for your preferred school. Or you can get the cash back yourself. Our favorite online portal is FatWallet. The stores listed give you between 1% and 15% cash back on your purchases at their sponsored retailers, real cash which you can have delivered to your PayPal account or receive via check mailed to your home.
Register your grocery cards with Upromise, or your most favored credit card with a restaurant loyalty rewards program. These programs give you cash back, essentially, for purchases. Be careful, though; Upromise will send your earnings to the aforementioned escheats division in your state if you fail to login for 3 years.
Planning to get a credit card? Get one that gives you more; airline miles, hotel points, or cash back are all earnings that save you money in the long run.
Again, think creatively! Some stores, including WalMart, may pay YOU to take their goods home. Using coupons and store promotions, you can occasionally get the price of an item down to a negative number. WalMart, Kroger, and other stores return the change as a store gift card. This also works at drug stores with cash-back register rewards. If you have a coupon for an item that is going to earn you a rewards coupon on a future purchase equal to the amount of the item (buy a toothbrush at $2, get a $2-off reward), you can earn money by involving a cents-off MCP for that item.
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